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EAGLE MESSENGER
Published by St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Boyertown, PA FEBRUARY 2020
“Come and See”……What God is up to at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church.
I wonder if any of you think that the Bible seems to be pre#y tough on women. Only three
chapters into the first book and we read all fingers poin&ng at Eve for humanity’s fall into temp-
ta&on. It’s pre#y clear that the New Testament bars women from certain leadership posi&ons.
Then we have one of the most cited passages, the 31st chapter of Proverbs, where we are
offered the descrip&on of a “good wife”. This o1 quoted sec&on of the Bible is used by Evangel-
icals and Fundamentalists because of its supposed affirma&on of tradi&onal gender roles. It’s
important, I believe, that we read it carefully, though5ully, with eyes and ears and hearts wide
open so that we don’t miss what it says and what it doesn’t say. The passage does tell us that
the good wife is trusted by her husband, adored by her children, works day and night to take
care of her household, and even makes her own clothing. Sounds to me that she is a successful
businesswoman and profitable entrepreneur, excelling at every pursuit. And I bet she is ex-
hausted! For a genera&on of women who have taken on more roles and responsibili&es than
ever before and yet s&ll report never feeling like they’ve done enough, this ideal is demoralizing.
The passage doesn’t tell us directly, but I believe it supports, that a wife’s worth is NOT derived from her husband, yet
many women have been raised with that belief. I believe it supports that she has her own iden&ty and integrity of be-
ing, and her value is at no point con&ngent on or determined by her rela&onship with, let alone obedience to, her hus-
band. The passage doesn’t say anything about childbirth, o1en a key creden&al for womanhood in &mes past, and s&ll
in the minds of many today. The passage doesn’t say anything about her appearance or physical appeal. There is noth-
ing about weight, shape, clothes, make-up or make-over, the sole topics of women’s worth if current popular culture in
America were to be believed. Has she achieved younger-looking skin? Does she know what not to wear? We’ll never
know if we read this passage with a narrow focus on the words, rather than how it’s intended to be read with a com-
mitment to THE WORD. Another Proverb offers a li#le counsel on this afflic&on, a radical counter-cultural message,
that says “beauty is vain”.
As a son, as a brother, as a husband, as a grandfather, as an uncle and as your pastor, it’s
Proverb’s focus on a woman’s achievements, rather than on the importance of physical appear-
ance, that I want all of our wives, sisters, daughters and granddaughters to no&ce. We must go far
beyond an idealized version of beauty by which women are invited to compare themselves. We
need to support, advocate, and do more than just imagine that they have worth in and of them-
selves, that they can do anything they set their minds to, and that their value rests in their charac-
ter and accomplishments, not in the tone of their skin. That’s the message I hope my granddaugh-
ter hears. And, for that ma#er, my grandson as well.
Be blessed!
Pastor Bob
Postscript: What if the “good wife” is to be understood as the Church – the body of believers?
OPPORTUNITIES INSIDE
Gospels-in-a-Year Operation 143 Free Community Meal
Valentine Caring Tree
Invitation Food Drive on Saturdays
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AN INVITATION Week 1 Luke 1; John 1:1-18; Ma hew 1:1-17
Feb 3 Luke 1:1-4
TO READ THE GOSPELS Feb 4 John 1:1-18
Feb 5 Ma#hew 1:1-17; Luke 3:23-38
Our focus in 2020 is “Feed. Pray. Love.” One of the ways we can
feed ourselves so we are at our best to help others is by reading Feb 6 Luke 1:5-25
and studying scripture. Pastor Bob has taught us that healthy con- Feb 7 Luke 1:26-38
grega&ons grow their rela&onships by Reading Scripture, Praying
Feb 8 Luke 1:39-56
and engaging in Holy Conversa'on.
So to feed and prepare ourselves to build healthy spiritual rela- Week 2 Luke 1:57-2:40; Ma hew 1:18-2:12
&onships for ourselves and with others, we invite you to read the
Gospels in a year. The readings will follow the life of Jesus, puKng Feb 10 Luke 1:57-80
the four Gospels in a &meline in such a way that allows for com- Feb 11 Ma#hew 1:18-25
parison among the three synop&c Gospels (Ma#hew, Mark and Feb 12 Luke 2:1-7
Luke) and the Gospel of John. This approach to examining all four
Feb 13 Luke 2:8-20
Gospels into one chronological account is called the Harmony of
the Gospels. Our reference for this is the NIV Life Applica&on Feb 14 Luke 2:21-40
Study Bible published in 2011 by Zondervan. Feb 15 Ma#hew 2:1-12
Our journey through the Gospels begins on Monday, February 3,
and lasts 42 weeks, ending on Thanksgiving Day (just in &me to Week 3 Ma hew 2:13-4:11; Luke 2:41-3:22; 4:1-13; Mark 1:1-13
start the new liturgical year!). There are verses assigned for every Feb 17 Ma#hew 2:13-18
day of the week, except Sundays. There are no verses assigned for Feb 18 Ma#hew 2:19-23
Holy Week.
Feb 19 Luke 2:41-52
The Eagle Messenger will include the readings for each month. Feb 20 Ma#hew 3:1-12; Mark 1:1-8; Luke 3:1-18
The Sunday bulle&n will include the readings for each week, as
well as our website. Feb 21 Ma#hew 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22
Feb 22 Ma#hew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-13
We encourage you to read the Gospels, to pray along the journey
and to engage with others in holy conversa&on about what you
have read, and what God has revealed to you through this jour- Week 4 John 1:19-3:21
ney. Share your experiences, your joy, your doubt, your belief and Feb 24 John 1:19-28
your unbelief. Begin a small group and use passages from the
journey to conduct your own God’s Word Blesses Us sessions. Feb 25 John 1:29-34
And please, tell us how this journey is impac&ng your faith life. Feb 26 John 1:35-51
Come and see! Feb 27 John 2:1-12
Feb 28 John 2:13-25
Feb 29 John 3:1-21
LIVING AND LEARNING THE CHURCH YEAR
By: Jen Schlegel
The first part of our liturgical year covering Advent, Christmas and the Epiphany season ends with the observance of the Transfigura-
&on of our Lord on February 26. We have been walking, marching, singing and dancing in the light of God and now the brightest light
of all is witnessed by Peter, James and John high atop a mountain. Jesus was transfigured; his face shone like the sun and his clothes
became a brilliant white. Moses, represen&ng the law (and his own mountaintop experience) and Elijah, represen&ng the prophets,
appear and reinforce Jesus as the Messiah. As if that weren’t enough, Peter, James and John hear a message from God: “This is my
Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!” (Ma#hew 17:5). All but those last three words are iden&cal to what God
said to John the Bap&st a1er John bap&zed Jesus.
What about those three words, “Listen to him!” The first words Jesus says to Peter, James and John a1er God speaks are the instruc-
&on not to say anything about what they witnessed un&l the Son of Man is raised from the dead. Imagine witnessing what they saw
and heard and being told to keep quiet! As we move from Transfigura&on into Ash Wednesday and the beginning of our Lenten jour-
ney, we remember that instruc&on not to say anything un&l Jesus is raised from the dead by not saying or singing “alleluia” un&l East-
er and the celebra&on of the resurrec&on of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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OPERATION 143 FOOD DRIVE
Opera&on 143 is feeding students in our communi&es by providing Pre-approved Shopping List
backpacks full of food for the weekend. How can you help the kids
in this program? Opera&on 143 runs solely on dona&ons and spon- Please s'ck to the type of food items on the approved
sors so we are asking you to bring food dona&ons to church on: list or your dona'on may not be able to be used.
F()*+,*- 16 0 F()*+,*- 23 ITEM PRODUCT EXAMPLE
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church has a focus for 2020 to Tuna To Go Starkist Lunch To Go
FEED, PRAY, LOVE.
Compleat Meals Hormel
FEED: We can feed these children with your dona&ons.
Mac & Cheese Chef Boyardee
PRAY: Please pray over your dona&ons and pray for the children (7.5 oz or 14.25 oz)
receiving these backpacks. Pray for their families and caregivers
because they are all in need. And please pray that these children SpagheKOs/Beef Ravioli Chef Boyardee
know that they are loved by God and by us. (7.5 oz or 14.25 oz)
LOVE: Opera&on 143 stands for: Chicken and Vegetable Beef Soups Campbells To Go Soups
“I” = 1 le er Fruit Cups/Applesauce Dole Fruit in Juice and
“LOVE” = 4 le ers Mo#s Applesauce
“YOU” = 3 le ers
Granola/Fruit Bars Quaker Chewy Bars,
Please support this very important cause. Volunteers will be avail- NutriGrain Bars
able on Sundays, February 16 & 23 to assist with collec&ng your
items as you arrive for church. If you prefer to support them finan- Pop Tarts Kellogg’s Pop Tarts
cially, you may write checks to “Opera&on 143” and hand it to a Cereal (single serve) Kellogg’s, General Mills
volunteer or mail the check directly to:
Non-refrigerated Milk Hershey’s, Horizon, Giant
Opera&on 143 (8 oz boxes with straw)
238 High Street
Variety Snack Packs Goldfish, Cheez-Its, Ani-
Suite 103 & 104
mal Crackers, Crackers
Po#stown, PA 19464
Fruit Snacks Welch’s, Kellogg’s
If you have any ques&ons or would like to volunteer to collect
items or help transport them to the Opera&on 143 office please Water Store brand Bo#led Water
contact Michele Eidle at m.l.eidle@gmail.com or call 610-367- (12 pack 16 oz bo#les)
9370 and leave a message.
Juice Boxes Capri Sun, Hi-C, Juicy
Juice, Adam and Eve
ACCURATE INFORMATION
Pudding Jell-O Pudding Snacks
Generic food items are definitely acceptable, the item brands
BENEFITS EVERYONE named are simply so you have an example of the food.
It is very important that the food does not require prepara&on
By: Becky Scheiry
because in some cases there is no access to a microwave as a
Maintaining accuracy and current member data is vital to church means of hea&ng up the meal.
opera&ons, and to the emo&onal and spiritual needs of its mem-
Soups should be those that DO NOT need water added. All cans
bers. For this reason, we’ve enlisted volunteers to call members of
must have pull-open lids; no can opener types please.
the congrega&on to verify that the informa&on in our Church Man-
agement So1ware is current and accurate.
You will be asked to verify such things as address, telephone num-
bers, email addresses, birthdate, marital status and wedding date
for each person that resides in your household and members who
have moved from your household.
In the mean&me, you can help us maintain member data by re-
por&ng household updates and demographic informa&on by call-
ing the Parish Administrator at 610-369-1024 or sending updates
to parishadmin@stjohnsboyertown.org.
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WHO’S IN THE PEW?
Maybe you’ve been siKng near the same folks for awhile
now in church and haven’t go#en the courage to strike up
a conversa&on. It can feel a li#le awkward! We’re hoping
this helps to ‘break the ice’. We will feature randomly se-
lected members to spotlight in the newsle#er in hopes of
us all finding we have more in common than we thought!
Sarah Eidle is the daughter of
Michele and David Eidle, and older
sister to Jason Eidle. They have two
dogs, Jake (a beagle) and Casey (a
hound mix) and a turtle named
Humphrey. Sarah a#ends Grove City
College where she plays on the var-
sity so1ball team. She will graduate
this year and is currently in the pro-
cess of selec&on for a Customs and
Border Protec&on Officer posi&on.
“That is where I’m hoping I’ll end up. Regardless of what
specific job the future holds I want to work in security/
counterterrorism.”
Sarah’s favorite part of being a member at St. John’s is the
way that St. John’s is always looking to serve others and
provide opportuni&es for its members to go out and serve.
“I like feeling like we make a difference.”
SANTA MEETS CHRIS HOAGEY AT Sarah credits St. John’s with giving her the founda&on that
forms the basis of her faith. She states, “What I have
SPECIAL OLYMPICS PIZZA PARTY learned in the church pews has formed the grounds for me
to discuss my faith in the classroom, in bible studies, and
By: Charles Haddad other seKngs outside of St. John’s.”
It was a happy mee&ng for Chris as he met with Some fun facts about Sarah:
Santa on December 18 at the mid season pizza Shark Week is her favorite week of the year.
party for the Special Olympics swimmers. St.
John’s sponsored the party at Boyertown Mul&- Favorite movie - Disney’s Tangled
Service for 140 swimmers, volunteers and family. Favorite type of music - Country
A1er the welcome and opening prayer by
Charles Haddad, the father-son team of Dirk and Favorite singer - Thomas Rhe#
Cole Boughter staffed the buffet line as the Favorite food - Ice Cream (specifically mint chocolate
guests made their choice of pizza with assorted chip)
toppings, mac & cheese and an assortment of
desserts brought by the families. Free-&me fun - Working out, playing with her dogs, and
bingeing shows on Ne5lix.
No Christmas party would be complete without Santa! Santa and the
swimmers and all a#ending, young and old, gave Santa an enthusias&c We are blessed to have Sarah par&cipate in our ministries
welcome as Santa met with each swimmer for a photo and a gi1 of a here at St. John’s!
Christmas tree ornament with the Special Olym-
pics logo. You know Chris as a faithful, friendly
member of St. John’s who is also an award-
winning swimmer at Special Olympics compe&-
&ve swim meets. St. John’s sponsoring the Spe-
cial Olympics Pizza Party for the athletes and
families is one more way in which we let the
Boyertown community know we care. The ath-
letes, staff and families expressed their apprecia-
&on to St. John’s in their comments to Dirk, Cole
and Charles during the party.
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WEATHER RELATED CLOSINGS
Our ‘Inclement Weather’ policy at St John’s states
that when the Boyertown Area School District is
closed, we follow their lead and cancel all
PRESCHOOL NEWS mee&ngs and events.
For weather related closings, check
By: Vicky Henry Channel 69 News or www.wfmz.com.
The New Year at preschool brings busy &mes.
Our enrollment opened on January 6 and within the first week we
enrolled 38 families for the 2020 school year. Families that are
new to our preschool are scheduling tours to see our wonderful
facility. If you know anyone looking for a preschool, please send
them our way!
During the first two weeks of February, we will be holding our Joe VALENTINE CARING TREE
Corbi pizza fundraising event. Anyone in the congrega&on that
We invite you to take a heart from
would like to place an order can find brochures outside my office.
the Valen&ne Caring Tree, spon-
Informa&on on payment and delivery are included on that bro-
sored by WELCA, located in the ves-
chure.
&bule outside the Lower Level. The
Preschool con&nues working hand in hand with WELCA. The ‘Giving tree contains hearts with the
Tree’ will be blooming Valen&ne hearts created by the ladies with name and address of a homebound
names and addresses of members who can no longer a#end member of St. John’s. You will find
church on a regular basis. Preschool families are encouraged to duplicates of each name in hopes of
take a heart and send a Valen&ne along with a note to that person! them receiving more than one Val-
What a wonderful way to bring a smile from a preschool child! en&ne. Hearts will be available
through February 9. Share God's
We are once again offering our annual ‘Sweetheart Night’ on Feb-
love by sending a valen&ne!
ruary 7. This event offers parents the opportunity to have a night
out for dinner, while we entertain their children!
Vision tes&ng will take place in February. This is a free service
offered to us by Vision Resource Center of Berks County to children
in the threes, fours and transi&onal classes.
Finally, watch out for our annual Book Fair/Art Show event being
held the week of March 8. Books from Scholas&c will be available
for purchase for those of you who have children, grandchildren or
that special li#le person in your life. The fair will be open on Sun-
day, March 8, for members to browse either before or a1er
church. While walking through the Lower Level, make sure to check
out the artwork on display from our budding ar&sts!
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C>E?(* L(L(M A few &ckets remain for this Chris&an music concert! Great
seats in Sec&on 117 Row F. If you are interested in going,
A Lenten Devo&on will be presented by Sister Millicent at the please give payment of $39.25 per &cket to Mary Kay Heim-
next mee&ng of the St. John's Women of the ELCA. Please plan bach. It's sure to be a fun night! Ques&ons? email
to join us! Refreshments will be served following the program. Heim82@aol.com
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COUNCIL CONNECTION
By: Mel Roth, Council President New Business: No new business to report
The following is a summary of the November 20, 2019 council Staff Report: Pastor Bob led a brief discussion about how over
mee+ng: the past few decades we have become “pastor dependent” -
Approvals: Council mee&ng minutes from October 23, 2019 were meaning that the pastor provides the “care” and responds to
approved. By Consent Agenda the following mee&ng minutes were individual’s needs. Instead, we want to be a church that the con-
approved: Endowment Commi#ee mee&ng of July 23, 2019; Fi- grega&on takes care of each other and doesn’t expect the pastor
nance Team mee&ng of July 16, 2019; and Preschool Advisory to be the primary care-giver. This is a shi1 in behavior, but it is
Board mee&ng of September 19, 2019. underway thanks to Eucharis&c ministry. It simply needs to grow.
More members are needed to be part of this.
Business of the Church: Treasurer, Mike Omlor presented the Oc-
tober report. He noted our future financial reports will have the Correspondence: In light of the &me, Secretary Nancy Graver will
Leaver Fund monies spread into our revenue on a monthly basis, scan the Thank You’s received and email them to council.
elimina&ng the quarterly spikes. Contribu&ons increased over pre-
vious months, however, they are s&ll down about $16K for the A big thank you to everyone who
year. The Finance Team will also look at the Dedicated Funds to helped to beau&fy our church for
enable our resources to earn more interest. Christmas by decora&ng and then
The 2020 Ministry Ac&on Plan (MAP) was reviewed and approved also undecora&ng! Samantha, Lori
by council for recommenda&on to the congrega&on at the Annual and Jeff Buzalewksi, Richard Derr,
Congrega&on Budget Mee&ng. Discussion on a pivotal point fo- Philip Derr, Tom Engle, Donnie
cused on invi&ng the congrega&on to become engaged in mee&ng a Heimbach, Mary Kay Heimbach,
financial goal related to shortening the payment period for the Re- George Hill, Sue Hill, Phyllis Kersh-
newal Project loan. By flexing or strengthening our “giving mus- ner, Bonnie Moatz and Ros Moatz.
cles”, thousands of dollars could be saved on interest payments. Our apologies if any names were missed!
This would also be a sign of St. John’s becoming an involved, ac&on-
based church as our Purpose Statement says.
MAG Reports (Ministry Ac&on Groups): Council took ac&on on two
items. Council approved the Joint Parking Lot Commi#ee (JPLC)
2020 budget as recommended by the JPLC and presented by Jason
Friz. On the recommenda&on of the Preschool Advisory Board,
Debbie Frain and Kelly Smith were approved as new members and
Tom Engle was renewed for another term of service.
Cons&tu&on and By-laws: Michele Eidle gave an update on the
team’s work. The discussions and revisions of the by-laws is nearly
complete. The goal is to have the congrega&on take ac&on on the
new cons&tu&on and by-laws at the February Congrega&on Annual
Report Mee&ng.
Changing the size and structure of council is part of the changes in
the Cons&tu&on. As a result, it is best that we maintain the current
council un&l the February Annual Mee&ng. Pastor Bob will talk with
the Synod to affirm this decision since the council size will be re-
duced as recommended by the ELCA. Council elec&ons would be
held following the vote on the new Cons&tu&on and By-laws.
Old Business: Dave Babb and Jason Friz gave brief updates on their
research and resources for an Ac&ve Shooter Training and Policy.
More will be reported at next mee&ng. The council will review the
2020 calendar at the next mee&ng to help determine the minis- Eagle Messenger
tries, programs, and events to be done and resources needed as it
aligns with our Purpose Statement. For 2021, this work will be done Article Deadlines
in the Spring. There was no other Old Business.
Monday, February 10 for March issue
Monday, March 9 for April issue
Monday, April 13 for May issue
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ANOTHER STEP FORWARD several small facility improvements that will need to be done,
as well as a new roof in the near future; and
By: Mel Roth, Council President
a challenge - asking everyone to increase their contribu&on,
Exercising their right to vote as members of St. John’s who have enabling us to do more ministries; and to contribute to the
communed and contributed during the past year and fulfilling a capital campaign, enabling the loan from the Renewal Project
responsibility as a congrega&on, nearly 75 members a#ended the to be re&red early and saving us thousands of dollars in inter-
Annual Congrega&on Budget mee&ng on Sunday, December 8, est.
2019 following the 9:30 am service. This mee&ng has two cri&cal
purposes: 1.) to adopt a church budget for the upcoming year and Before closing, member Charles Haddad stated that he had made
2.) elect new and renewing council and Endowment Commi#ee a mistake over a decade ago in his ini&al interpreta&on of how
members. the Leaver Fund was to be used. He supports the 2020 MAP, the
new path we are on, and Pastor Bob. He encouraged all to follow.
Great strides were taken this year to educate St. John’s members As a leader in St. John’s, I am grateful for these words of truth and
on how our funds and contribu&ons will be used to do God’s work. ownership, as they enable us to move forward with great earnest
Finance Chair Becky Erb and Treasurer Mike Omlor worked &reless- and trust. This behavior took courage. It is yet another step for-
ly with Pastor Bob, staff and other church leaders to develop and ward and a sample of the St. John’s we are becoming!
finalize the 2020 Ministry Ac&on Plan (MAP). The 2020 MAP total
is $964,292. All contribu&ons from offerings will support $362,998 A mo&on was made by Terry Wadsworth and seconded by Brian
of programs and ministries. Monies from various funds/trusts will Moatz to accept the 2020 MAP. Mo&on carried unanimously.
support the opera&on of the church. Instead of looking at a sheet The elec&on of Council and Endowment Members was postponed
of paper with numerous columns and many numbers being ex- to the February Congrega&on Annual Report Mee&ng. Pastor Bob
plained, this year’s MAP is symbolic of our new path for 2020 - be- explained that the ELCA adopted a new Cons&tu&on in August.
ing out in our community working with other organiza&ons and As a result, all churches need to update their Cons&tu&on and By-
businesses, focused on our theme of “Feed Pray Love.” This was laws. This is not a quick or easy task. A task force of Jason Friz,
brought to life through brief highlights, stories and tes&monials Shelly Houser, Jean Machamer, Mike Omlor, Pastor Bob, Becky
given by a dozen members. Scheiry, myself, and Michele Eidle, chairperson, has been working
Everyone learned about: diligently on this.
increased safety and security measures taken to protect the Numerous changes are required. One of these is the size of coun-
children in our preschool programs; cil, which will be reduced in the new Cons&tu&on. To avoid con-
fusion, we consulted with the Synod who recommended that we
parents learning and experiencing the Bible by par&cipa&ng in delay elec&on of council un&l the mee&ng of the congrega&on in
cateche&cal class with their teen; late February when the new Cons&tu&on will come before the
an opportunity to read and study the four Gospels through congrega&on for approval. Current council members and officers
2020; whose terms were to expire December 31 have been asked to
con&nue to serve an addi&onal two months un&l the February 23,
con&nuing to grow our faith through God’s Word Blesses Us 2020 Annual Report Mee&ng.
and the Men’s Breakfast;
The congrega&on affirmed this recommenda&on by a show of
the many components of a worship service and the need for a raised hands. No one opposed.
large number of volunteers to work weekly behind the scenes
and during every service to make it upli1ing and spiritually As I closed the mee&ng with a prayer, I was moved by the signifi-
fulfilling; cant work that we have accomplished, that which we are about to
undertake and the journey we are star&ng. God is certainly s&r-
the importance of con&nuing our ministry to feed students ring within us and I am so proud that we have begun to not only
who are “food insecure” (do not have food to sustain them- listen, but to do! I pray that your hands will join in and be part of
selves over the weekend) as part of Opera&on 143, (formerly this work God is calling us to do both in and outside of St. John’s.
called Opera&on Backpack); 143 means “I love you”;
our new ministry focused on feeding hungry families from our
community on Saturday nights, targeted to start in February;
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our partnership with Boyertown Area Mul&-Service and sup-
port of the many services provided to those in need in our R(D>*A M((A@EO
community;
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the spiritual “feeding” of our homebound members provided
by volunteers of our Eucharis&c Ministry program; immediately following
the meaningful experiences of the Red Bird (Kentucky) Mission 9:30 am Worship Celebra&on
trip;
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Worship Ministry Schedule
Date Day Time Liturgical Day Special Service Acolyte Altar Guild
2/1/2020 Saturday 6:00 PM Fourth Sunday after Epiphany
2/2/2020 Sunday 8:00 AM Fourth Sunday after Epiphany Camryn Friz Jay & Louise Herbert, Bonnie Moatz
2/2/2020 Sunday 9:30 AM Fourth Sunday after Epiphany Alina Friz Jay & Louise Herbert, Bonnie Moatz
2/8/2020 Saturday 6:00 PM Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
Walter & Dorothy Breitkreutz, Mary Dierolf,
2/9/2020 Sunday 8:00 AM Fifth Sunday after Epiphany Ashley Gheer
Nancy Edwards
Walter & Dorothy Breitkreutz, Mary Dierolf,
2/9/2020 Sunday 9:30 AM Fifth Sunday after Epiphany Boy Scout Sunday Aiden Martin
Nancy Edwards
2/15/2020 Saturday 6:00 PM Sixth Sunday after Epiphany
2/16/2020 Sunday 8:00 AM Sixth Sunday after Epiphany Myles Omlor Mary Kay Heimbach, Bill & Phyllis Rohrbach
2/16/2020 Sunday 10:00 AM Sixth Sunday after Epiphany Abby Fretz Mary Kay Heimbach, Bill & Phyllis Rohrbach
2/23/2020 Sunday 8:00 AM Transfiguration of Our Lord Sarah White Paula Kriebel, Jean Machamer, Karen Schwartz
2/23/2020 Sunday 9:30 AM Transfiguration of Our Lord Abby Cadwallader Paula Kriebel, Jean Machamer, Karen Schwartz
2/26/2020 Wednesday 7:00 PM Ash Wednesday Imposition of Ashes Chase Sennott Mary Kay Heimbach, Sue Hill
Walter & Dorothy Breitkreutz, Jay & Louise
3/1/2020 Sunday 8:00 AM Lent 1 Nyla Omlor
Herbert
Walter & Dorothy Breitkreutz, Jay & Louise
3/1/2020 Sunday 9:30 AM Lent 1 Cade Sennott
Herbert
3/4/2020 Wednesday 7:00 PM Holden Evening Prayer Gracie Martin
Mary Dierolf, Nancy Edwards, Bill & Elaine
3/8/2020 Sunday 8:00 AM Lent 2 Camryn Friz
Smith
Mary Dierolf, Nancy Edwards, Bill & Elaine
3/8/2020 Sunday 9:30 AM Lent 2 Girl Scout Sunday Alina Friz
Smith
3/11/2020 Wednesday 7:00 PM Holden Evening Prayer Ashley Gheer
3/15/2020 Sunday 8:00 AM Lent 3 Chase Sennott Bonnie Moatz, Karen Schwartz
3/15/2020 Sunday 9:30 AM Lent 3 Jason Eidle Bonnie Moatz, Karen Schwartz
3/18/2020 Wednesday 7:00 PM Holden Evening Prayer Cade Sennott
3/22/2020 Sunday 8:00 AM Lent 4 MJ Stofflet Mary Kay Heimbach, Sue Hill
3/22/2020 Sunday 9:30 AM Lent 4 Aiden Martin Mary Kay Heimbach, Sue Hill
3/25/2020 Wednesday 7:00 PM Holden Evening Prayer Myles Omlor
3/29/2020 Sunday 8:00 AM Lent 5 Ashley Gheer Bill & Phyllis Rohrbach, Bill & Elaine Smith
3/29/2020 Sunday 9:30 AM Lent 5 Abby Fretz Bill & Phyllis Rohrbach, Bill & Elaine Smith
Worship Ministry Schedule
Date Assisting Minister Greeters Lector Prayer Sound Ushers Video
2/1/2020
2/2/2020 Jason Friz Michael Gilbert Brian Moatz Nancy Graver, Sue Grofe Abbe Grofe Team 9
Lauren Frey, Jean
2/2/2020 Jason Friz Mel Roth Karen Pollock Connor Kulp Team 10 Cody Weiss
Machamer
2/8/2020
Ros Moatz, Karen
2/9/2020 Abbe Grofe Tim Adam Terry Wade Phil Haddad Team 1
Schwartz
2/9/2020 Abbe Grofe Ros Moatz Phyllis Kershner Karen Pollock, Mel Roth Jordon Morrell Team 3 Christopher Houser
2/15/2020
Martha Bentley, Tom
2/16/2020 Mike Omlor Kenneth Billger Missy Endy Nyla Omlor Team 4
Engle
2/16/2020 Mike Omlor George & Sue Hill Amy Moyer Andy & Susan Varzally Cody Rhoads Team 5 Aiden Martin
2/23/2020 Lauren Frey Dave & Connie Babb Jay Herbert Shelly Houser, Ros Moatz Jonathan Daub Team 7
Donnie & Mary Kay Michele Eidle, Jean
2/23/2020 Lauren Frey Mary Kay Heimbach Nick Frey Team 8 Jordon Morrell
Heimbach Machamer
2/26/2020 William Daub Team 9
3/1/2020 Jen Schlegel Terry Wadsworth Krista Fretz Nancy Graver, Sue Grofe Jason Eidle Team 10
3/1/2020 Jen Schlegel Mel Roth Linda Rohrbach Lauren Frey, Mel Roth Abbe Grofe Team 1 Myles Omlor
3/4/2020 Ted Graver Team 3
Elizabeth Dierolf, Carol Ros Moatz, Karen
3/8/2020 Hannah Scheiry Dave Babb Phil Haddad Team 4
Sematis Schwartz
Jean Machamer, Karen
3/8/2020 Hannah Scheiry Carol Eidle Jill Koch Nyla Omlor Team 5 Cody Weiss
Pollock
3/11/2020 Team 7
Martha Bentley, Shelly
3/15/2020 Makayla Adam Anne Dean Nancy Graver Jordon Morrell Team 8
Houser
3/15/2020 Makayla Adam Betty Long Nancy Edwards Andy & Susan Varzally Jonathan Daub Team 9 Nyla Omlor
3/18/2020 Cody Rhoads Team 10
3/22/2020 Ben Rohrbach Karen Schwartz Annette Truman Tom Engle, Ros Moatz Nick Frey Team 1
Michele Eidle, Karen
3/22/2020 Ben Rohrbach Omlor Family Lori Carnes William Daub Team 3 Christopher Houser
Pollock
3/25/2020 Jason Eidle Team 4
3/29/2020 Andy Varzally Tim Adam Brian Moatz Nancy Graver, Sue Grofe Ted Graver Team 5
Lauren Frey, Karen
3/29/2020 Andy Varzally Barry & Kay Christman Andy Varzally Abbe Grofe Team 7 Aiden Martin
Schwartz
FEBRUARY 2020
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1
9:00a-Electing our next Bishop
11:00a-Cub Scouts Pinewood
Derby Snow Date
6:00p-Worship Celebration
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Oley Cluster Mission Trip 4:30p-Bible Study 1:00p-God’s Word Blesses Us 10:00a-Chestnut Knoll Service 6:00a-Men’s Breakfast 9:00a-Electing our next Bishop
8:00a-Adult Sunday Church 6:00p-BACA Rehearsal 7:00p-God’s Word Blesses Us 11:00a-God’s Word Blesses Us 5:00p-Preschool Sweetheart 5:30p-Community Meal Trial
School 6:30p-God’s Word Blesses Us 7:00p-Cub Scouts 7:00p-Boy Scouts Night 6:00p-Worship Celebration
8:00a-Worship Celebration 6:30p-Girl Scouts 7:00p-God’s Word Blesses Us 7:30p-Chancel Choir
9:15a-God’s Word Blesses Us 7:00p-WELCA 8:00p-Broadcast
9:30a-Worship Celebration
9:30a-Sunday Church School
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
8:00a-Worship Celebration 4:30p-Bible Study 1:00p-God’s Word Blesses Us 10:00a-Chestnut Knoll Service Valentine's Day 9:00a-Electing our next Bishop
8:00a-Adult Sunday Church 5:00p-Newsletter Submission 7:00p-God’s Word Blesses Us 11:00a-God’s Word Blesses Us 6:00a-Men’s Breakfast 6:00p-Worship Celebration
School 6:00p-BACA Rehearsal 7:00p-Cub Scouts 7:00p-Boy Scouts 9:30a-Boyertown Area Mom’s
9:15a-God’s Word Blesses Us 6:30p-God’s Word Blesses Us 7:30p-Chancel Choir Club
9:30a-Sunday Church School 6:30p-Girl Scouts 8:00p-Broadcast 5:00p-Catechism Dinner
9:30a-Worship Celebration ’Boy 7:00p-State Theatre Board
Scout Recognition’
10:45a-Sunday School Team
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Operation 143 Food Drive Washington's B-day 9:30a-Preschool Tae Kwon Do 7:30a-Boyertown Area Ministerial 10:00a-Chestnut Knoll Service 6:00a-Men’s Breakfast 5:00p-Community Meal
8:00a-Worship Celebration Office Closed 1:00p-God’s Word Blesses Us Association 11:00a-God’s Word Blesses Us 7:00p-Small Group Bible Study
8:00a-Adult Sunday Church Preschool Closed 7:00p-God’s Word Blesses Us 9:30a-Preschool Tae Kwon Do 5:30p-BAFR Board
School 6:00p-BACA Rehearsal 7:00p-God’s Word Blesses Us 9:30a-Pottstown Soup Kitchen 7:00p-Boy Scouts
9:00a-Meet & Greet New Staff 7:00p-Cub Scouts 12:45p-Preschool Tae Kwon Do 7:00p-Mercy Me Concert
9:15a-God’s Word Blesses Us 7:00p-Finance Team 6:30p-Abilities in Motion 7:30p-Chancel Choir
9:30a-Sunday Church School 7:00p-Patrol Leaders Council 8:00p-Broadcast
10:00a-Worship Celebration 7:00p-Worship & Music Team
7:30p-Troop Committee
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Operation 143 Food Drive Joe Corbi Fundraiser Ends 1:00p-God’s Word Blesses Us Ash Wednesday 10:00a-Chestnut Knoll Service 6:00a-Men’s Breakfast 5:00p-Community Meal
8:00a-Adult Sunday Church 4:30p-Bible Study 7:00p-God’s Word Blesses Us 7:00p-Worship Celebration 11:00a-God’s Word Blesses Us 7:00p-Small Group Bible Study
School 6:00p-BACA Rehearsal 7:00p-Cub Scouts 8:00p-Congregation Council 7:00p-Boy Scouts
8:00a-Worship Celebration 6:30p-God’s Word Blesses Us 7:30p-Chancel Choir
9:15a-God’s Word Blesses Us 6:30p-Girl Scouts 8:00p-Broadcast
9:30a-Worship Celebration
9:30a-Sunday Church School
10:45a-Annual Congregation
Report Meeting
11:45a-God’s Word Blesses UsFEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1
Madalyn Sands
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Annette Truman Marie Adamski Lois Biehl Betty Guinther Krista Fretz Tracey Ochs
Dave Babb Cody Gheer Gloria Rader Carl Tim
Ivory Lacy Joanne Sheidy Ruth Weil
Evelyn Stark Barry Yerger
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Dave Long Nyla Omlor Madison Hartman Joshua Eidle Chase Hallman
Kyiesha Smith Dylan Venberg Marie Smoyer Sandy Wade
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Rebecca Judy Seavers Mark Stofflet Tom Engle Jack H. Smith
Hollowbush Susan Laubach
Brianna Rohrbach
David Schaeffer
Natalie Sharp
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Melissa Eidle LeAnn Derecola Dylan DiMarzio Keith Hess Russell Biehl Kristi Fink George Dierolf Jr.
Kacey Manos Bobbie Eddinger Robert Eschelman Shirley Miller Ruth Fuchs Shelly Houser
Irene Sova Timothy Rohrbach Kiersten Kulhamer Susan Schaeffer Ryan Romig
Jack A. Smith Bertha Schott
Happy
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ST. JOHN’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH | 45 North Reading Avenue | Boyertown, PA 19512
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We believe God’s purpose for the people of Return Service Request - Dated Material
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church is to develop Mailed January 28, 2020
joy-filled children of God who love the Lord
and share God’s Word.
We do this by:
Maintaining a trusting and welcoming environment.
Praying daily.
Reading scripture regularly.
Sharing our faith through action-based service.
Encouraging holy conversations.
Feeding our faith with music.
With a focus on:
Activities that build relationships.
Worship that is relevant.
Meeting the needs of the vulnerable in our
community.
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Office Hours
Monday-Thursday 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Friday 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Pastor Bob Machamer bmachamer@stjohnsboyertown.org
Kay Christman, Finance Team financialsecretary@stjohnsboyertown.org
Mason Emmert, Director of Worship and Music memmert@stjohnsboyertown.org
Sue Grofe, Finance Team financialsecretary@stjohnsboyertown.org
Vicky Henry, Preschool Director vhenry@stjohnsboyertown.org
Steve Katzenmoyer, Church Musician skatzenmoyer@stjohnsboyertown.org
Bonnie Moatz, Finance Team financialsecretary@stjohnsboyertown.org
Michael Omlor, Treasurer treasurer@stjohnsboyertown.org
Shannon Omlor, CommunicaKons Coordinator somlor@stjohnsboyertown.org
Becky Scheiry, Parish Administrator parishadmin@stjohnsboyertown.org
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